TODAY'S PLAY
WICKET SHOULD BE GOOD (Received January 5, 3 p.m.) MELBOURNE, This Day. The weather is fine but cloudy for the continuation of the cricket Test today. The wicket is expected to play well, as there has been no rain since last nisht. Bradman and Fingleton soon completed their century partnership when play was resumed today. The batsmen continued to make good headway and by 1 p.m. (Melbourne time) the score had reached 234 for five wickets —Fingleton 53 not out, Bradman 82 not out, extras 14. "The people of England are watching very keenly the performances of the English cricket team in Australia," said Mr. M. F. Marks, of Wellington, who recently returned from a trip abroad. If the team managed to win the Ashes in the Tests, the .impression he had gained was that it would give a tremendous-fillip-to.icricket l in. Eng-
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 3, 5 January 1937, Page 8
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